CH 22.1

Duan Changqing returned home with a can of braised pork.

It was early when he went out, and it was just after ten o’clock when he came back, just in time to prepare lunch.

Xie Yunnan had a big car repair job, and was busy working under the car. When he saw Duan Changqing, he stuck his head out from the bottom of the car. “You’re back?”

“En.”

“You bought a can of braised pork?” Xie Yunnan noticed the canned meat in Duan Changqing’s hand and felt a little distressed.

He has never bought this brand of canned braised pork, but one thing is certain – it is very expensive.

With this money… It’s better not to buy canned braised pork; it’s more cost-effective to buy pork and cook it himself.

But Duan Changqing rarely spends money, so he didn’t say anything. The price of food may rise in the future, so buying a can today shouldn’t be a total loss?

“It wasn’t bought, it was given by Mao Mao and the others.” Duan Changqing replied. The little girl leading that group of children was nicknamed Mao Mao, and those children called her Sister Mao Mao.

“Where did they get the canned food?” Xie Yunnan was a little surprised.

“People on a boat threw it.” Duan Changqing said simply.

Knowing that Duan Changqing encountered a boat when he went fishing with a group of children, and then the people on the boat threw canned food at them… Xie Yunnan probably knew what was going on.

“If you encounter such people in the future, try not to contact them, it’s better to walk around.” Xie Yunnan said.

Given Duan Changqing’s face… He was worried that something would happen.

“Okay.” Duan Changqing agreed.

“Let’s leave this can for a while before eating.” Xie Yunnan said again. With food prices like this… it’s better to save this canned food for the future.

“Okay.” Duan Changqing agreed again.

Seeing him so obedient, Xie Yunnan reached out and touched his head. “So obedient.”

Duan Changqing: “…” There’s no need to touch his head, okay?

Duan Changqing didn’t bother looking towards the door as he interacted with Xie Yunnan. Instead, he paid attention with his divine consciousness.

There was a fox squatting there, a snow-white nine-tailed fox.

It showed up and followed him after he bypassed the person lying on the road. It should be that person’s companion beast.

A powerhouse at the peak of qi refining, who can instantly destroy this town… What the hell is he trying to do?

The Ghost King really doesn’t want to do anything.

After finding his child, it’s just… a little bit of love overflowed.

He’s really straightforward when taking action. As soon as he confirmed Xie Yunnan’s identity, he immediately wanted to know his son. Even after failing, he wasn’t discouraged.

He could only use his mental power linked with his companion beast to spy on the situation.

His companion beast has its own innate skills, which can confuse others. When it doesn’t want others to see it, it can’t even be seen by those at the same level as him.

This is also one of the reasons why his companion beast has never been exposed.

As a result, his child has now reached the point where he is reluctant to eat even a can of meat?

If his son wasn’t lost, he would be living in the Holy City right now, dining on exotic beast meat!

Even those who followed him, a wanted criminal…they have never been short of food.

When the Ghost King returned to the plantation, he saw his subordinates gathered in the cafeteria, gnawing sugar cane and watching TV.

The smells of stewed meat drifted over from the kitchen… there’s no doubt it’s from an exotic beast.

That’s fine, but these people were still complaining: “More and more people have been going to Hongye Forest to hunt recently, and it’s a lot harder to catch exotic beasts.”

The Ghost King couldn’t help but say, “It’s good to have food! Think of how many people are still hungry?!” His son had no meat to eat!

His subordinates were stunned when they heard his words, and then someone said: “Yes! That Liao family really isn’t human. If things continue like this, I’m afraid that that people will starve to death.”

“Can we do something?”

“It’s not enough just to sell the sweet potatoes on the plantation.”

…

A discussion immediately followed. Finally, the Ghost King said, “Hire people with sweet potatoes to plant the fields again.”

“Plant what?” These people were a little worried, because they didn’t understand.

“Aren’t there seeds in the warehouse? Plant whatever’s in there.” Ghost King said.

“Okay! By the way, boss, the sugar cane should be harvested.”

“There’s also soybeans, a large field of soybeans in the plantation.”

“The corn is almost ready.”

“Fortunately we didn’t buy a food processing center. The price of food is too expensive, they can’t keep up.”

…

After discussing, they began to act.

Xie Yunnan learned that the farm where he had dug sweet potatoes started recruiting people to farm.

In the memories he got, there was no such thing.

In that memory, there were already quite a few exotic beasts wandering around in the fringe area, and they would also attack humans. Coupled with the rise in food prices, all of them had a hard time.

The only thing fortunate is that after the price of food rose, many mercenaries were stationed in the fringe area and temporarily controlled those exotic beasts.

But later, more and more powerful exotic beasts ran out of Hongye Forest, and those low-level mercenaries couldn’t stop them.

At that time, he was still leading the people in the town to resist the exotic beasts. Unfortunately, his strength was too poor. A group of wolves ran out and seriously injured him.

Later, he was taken to the central district, and what happened on the fringes wasn’t clear.

The Liao family refused to tell him anything about the outside world.

Right now, while the price of food has gone up, there’s no exotic beasts in the fringes. This is already pretty good.

Xie Yunnan is very satisfied with the current situation, but some people were just the opposite.

Central district, Liao house.

The current ruler of the Liao family is Liao Muye’s grandfather.

Mr. Liao is in his 70s this year, but because he is a powerful warrior, his lifespan is much longer than that of ordinary people. Even now, he’s in the peak of his maturity.

“The beasts in Hongye Forest did not riot as you said.” Mr. Liao looked at Liao Muye with a strong aura.

“It should have been an accident.” Liao Muye said.

He suspects that some of his actions have triggered a chain reaction… For example, they purchased a large amount of grain in advance, forcing the price of grain to rise. This caused many low-level warriors to hunt exotic beasts outside the city to subsidize their households.

There’s a finite number of exotic beasts. After being hunted so much, their numbers naturally decrease.

Thus…If it continues like this, their behavior of hoarding so much food will be foolish.

Now that it is autumn, the plantations in Hongye City will usher in a bumper harvest, and the price of food will definitely drop.

They bought much of the materials at high prices, and stand to lose a fortune if prices drop!

“Do you know how much the Liao family will lose if Hongye City is not in chaos?” Master Liao asked again.

“This is my mistake, I will try my best to make it up.” Liao Muye said.

Mr. Liao’s serious demeanor relaxed as he said to Liao Muye, “I trust you, so I handed over the Liao family to you. I hope you won’t let me down.”

Although he made a wrong decision this time, much of the information Liao Muye provided about the future has already been verified.

Mr. Liao was willing to give him another chance.

“I will, grandpa.” Liao Muye said respectfully.

However, when he came out of Mr. Liao’s study, his face couldn’t help twisting in anger.

Before his rebirth, he dominated the suppressed Liao family, but now, he’s the one being controlled by the family.

Liao Muye raised his head and looked into the distance.

He was going to make another trip to the fringes.

Something must have gone wrong.

——

After Duan Changqing went out once, he didn’t want to go out anymore.

The main reason is that his current strength is too poor, and it is easy to encounter danger when going out.

That nine-tailed fox didn’t have any ill will towards him, but if he went out again… he might encounter other malicious people.

He cherished his life… After not having a good life the first two times and having a third chance, he must live a good life this time.

And since he didn’t go out, he simply stayed upstairs to cultivate.

Someone came to Xie Yunnan to repair the car. After seeing Xie Yunnan busy all by himself, he was a little puzzled. “Xiao Xie, aren’t you married? Why don’t you let your partner help you?”

There are many shops in their town. Almost all stores are opened by families, and all members will help out.

When Xie Yunnan’s grandfather opened a shop years ago, Xie Yunnan was right next to him.

Later, Xie Yunnan opened the shop alone. Everyone thought it was hard for him to work by himself. Now that he is married, his partner should help out.

Xie Yunnan said: “His health is not yet good.”

Xie Yunnan still remembered how bad Duan Changqing’s health was when he first rescued him.

Although Duan Changqing recovered quickly, he did not dare to let Duan Changqing do any work.

What’s more… Duan Changqing has been sweating every night these days!

“I saw him walking around town, his body shouldn’t be that bad.” The man said.

“It’s just walking,” Xie Yunnan said. “I asked Uncle Hu to check, and his health is really bad.”

Dr. Hu verified that Duan Changqing is in poor health? In this case, it’s really not suitable for Duan Changqing to help with the work.

The man did not continue the subject.

While they were chatting, a luxury car drove in.

Seeing the luxury car, the person who came to chat with Xie Yunnan gave Xie Yunnan a worried look and hid next door.

Xie Yunnan didn’t know what was going on, or how he provoked the Liao family.

People in town were quite envious of Xie Yunnan at first, and asked Xie Yunnan to entertain Liao Xingyuan well.

After becoming friends, Xie Yunnan might be able to move to the general district in the future. No matter how the situation is… If a certain young master snaps his fingers, Xie Yunnan can make a lot of money.

But after that Yan Yuge came to find trouble, they began to sympathize with Xie Yunnan instead.

When Xie Yunnan saw the car, he knew that it was Liao Muye.

It was very strange. Liao Muye clearly hated him, but he kept coming back for some unknown reason.

“Xie Yunnan, I want to talk to you.” Liao Muye walked into the house. His shiny leather shoes stepped on the dusty ground of the repair shop, completely out of tune with this place.

Broke this chapter into 2. It’s much longer than usual.

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